Man of war?

The answer

ARES

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARES answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• MARS (3 uses in xd)
• HENRYSHRAPNEL (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ARES

Every other clue in this collection answered by ARES, most used first.

• Greek god of war - used 265 times, most recently in 2026
• War god - used 261 times, most recently in 2026
• God of war - used 210 times, most recently in 2026
• Greek war god - used 183 times, most recently in 2026
• Son of Zeus - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
• Greek god - used 71 times, most recently in 2002
• Bellicose god - used 68 times, most recently in 2025
• Mars, to the Greeks - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Bellicose deity - used 44 times, most recently in 2020
• Son of Hera - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Lover of Aphrodite - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
• Son of Zeus and Hera - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Mars' counterpart - used 29 times, most recently in 2022
• Mars counterpart - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Mars' Greek counterpart - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Greek Mars - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Mars. - used 25 times, most recently in 2000
• Greek counterpart of Mars - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Belligerent deity - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
• Olympian. - used 22 times, most recently in 1975
• Bellicose Olympian - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Aphrodite's consort - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Aphrodite's lover - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Belligerent god - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Olympic hawk - used 17 times, most recently in 2016
• War deity - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Father of Phobos - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Mars alias - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Father of Phobos and Deimos - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Hawkish god - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Olympian god. - used 15 times, most recently in 1969
• Bellicose Greek god - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Brother of Eris - used 14 times, most recently in 1992
• "Iliad" war god - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Villain in "Wonder Woman" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Warring Olympian - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Warring god - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• "Iliad" warrior - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Olympian hawk - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Belligerent Olympian - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Counterpart of Mars - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Aphrodite's love - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Aggressive Greek god - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Consort of Aphrodite - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Greek war deity - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Harmonia's father - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Hawkish Olympian - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "Iliad" figure - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• One of the Twelve Olympians - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Trojan War god - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Father of Deimos and Phobos - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Half brother of Hermes - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Mars, to Greeks - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Olympian war god - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Warlike Olympian - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• A son of Zeus - used 7 times, most recently in 1996
• Aggressive Olympian - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Belligerent Greek god - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Brother of Athena - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Father of Fear and Panic - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Half brother of Athena - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Mythical hawk - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Mythical war god - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Olympian warmonger - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Trojan War instigator - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• "Wonder Woman" villain - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• A son of Hera - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Aggressive god - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Athena's half-brother - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Father of Deimos - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Father of Eros - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Father of Harmonia - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Father of the Amazons - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Foe of Wonder Woman - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Hawkish deity - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Hera's son - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Mars's Greek counterpart - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Mount Olympus warrior - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Olympian aggressor - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "Wonder Woman" antagonist - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "Wonder Woman" foe - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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